Archive for June 7th, 2022

SINGER IS 82 YEARS OLD TODAY

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Tom Jones (Sir Thomas Jones Woodward)

The singing career of Tom Jones began with a string of top-ten
hits in the mid-1960s. He has toured regularly, with appearances
in Las Vegas (1967–2011). Jones’s voice has been described by
AllMusic as a "full-throated, robust baritone
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PACIFIC BATTLE ENDED ON THIS DAY IN 1942

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In 1942, the Battle of Midway ended in a decisive victory for
American naval forces over Imperial Japan, marking a turning
point in the Pacific War.

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SUCCESSFUL ASCENT OF MOUNTAIN IN 1913


Mount McKinley

On June 7, 1913, Hudson Stuck, an Alaskan missionary, led the
first successful ascent of Denali (formerly known as Mt. McKinley),
the highest point on the North American continent at 20,320 feet.

Stuck, an accomplished amateur mountaineer, was born in London
in 1863. After moving to the United States, in 1905 he became archdeacon of the Episcopal Church in Yukon,
Alaska. Stuck
traveled Alaska’s difficult terrain to preach to villagers and
establish schools.

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Hudson Stuck
(November 4, 1863 – October 10, 1920)

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Stuck (right) and the naturalist John Muir.

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ACTION ACTOR LIAM NEESON IS 70 TO DAY

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William John Neeson was born in Northern Ireland. He has received several awards throughout his career, including nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Tony Awards,
three
Golden Globe Awards and the Venice Film Festival‘s Volpi
Cup
. In 2020, he was placed 7th on The Irish Times list of Ireland’s
50 Greatest Film Actors. Neeson was appointed
Officer of the Order
of the British Empire
(OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000.

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2014

Liam Neeson film Hard Powder moves to BC after rejection in Alberta | News

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MUSICAL OPENED ON THIS DAY IN 1971

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On June 7, 1972, the production opened at the
Broadhurst
Theatre
on Broadway, and on November 21, it moved to the
Royale Theatre there, where it ran until January 27, 1980.

For the five final weeks of the run, the show moved to the
larger
Majestic Theatre. By the time it closed on April 13,
1980, it had run 3,388 performances.

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